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Old 21-06-2009, 07:47 PM
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Default Ladybirds?

Hi,
Has anyone ever bought mail order ladybird larvae? I really want to. I've been luckier not to have as much green/blackfly this year but I have two honeysuckles and a cherry tree infested. I haven't seen a ladybird in my garden for the longest time. I want to re-intorduce them.

The nursery I work at has is rife with ladybirds this year, it's great to see. When I go picking the strawberries, they're all over the plants.

I wondered about carefully collecting a some each time I pick and release them upon my plants. I only live down the road so they won't have to travel far. They'll probably just fly away tho, which is why I wanted to try the larvae
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